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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2018

U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy

Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2018

Nobel chief calls Aung San Suu Kyi's actions 'regrettable' but says she will keep peace prize

Some of the actions Aung San Suu Kyi has taken as Myanmar's civilian leader are "regrettable" but her Nobel Peace Prize will not be withdrawn, the head of the Nobel Foundation said in an interview in Stockholm on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 2, 2018

Factions loom large in Abe reshuffle, with the 'Cabinet post waiting list' coming into play

The so-called list is a remnant from the 1970s, when the ruling LDP arbitrarily distributed Cabinet positions among members of influential intraparty factions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2018

Abe's art of the deal: What the prime minister won in New York

Japan is at the heart of virtually every effort to write new rules for the global trading system.
EDITORIALS
Oct 2, 2018

Nobel Prize underlines value of basic research

The Nobel Prize won by Tasuku Honjo should serve as a catalyst for improving the nation's policy for scientific research.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2018

Trump has transformed American politics — can the Democrats catch up?

Only a strong, strident, unapologetically articulated left vision can counter the energized GOP base and its far-right agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2018

Globalists will love Trump's new NAFTA deal

A playbook is emerging for the Trump administration's trade agreements that bodes well for the Japan-U.S. bilateral talks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 2, 2018

'Music progresses when people make mistakes': Foodman favors taking risks on new album

Last month, the return of Ultra Japan to Tokyo provoked the usual eye-rolls with its parade of EDM superstars gallivanting onstage to obviously pre-recorded sets. But trust Takahide Higuchi — the Nagoya-based producer better known as Shokuhin Matsuri aka Foodman — to see the funny side.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2018

A master of Zen wisdom and dad jokes

If you are an older chubby man with a receding hairline and facing nothing but a decline into old age and death, there's always the work of Zen monk Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) to fall back on.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2018

In 'unsafe' encounter, Chinese warship sails within 40 meters of U.S. Navy destroyer in South China Sea

A Chinese destroyer performed an "unsafe" maneuver during an encounter with a U.S. Navy warship in the disputed South China Sea over the weekend, coming within 40 meters (45 yards) of the American vessel's bow and forcing it to steer the ship away to prevent a collision, the U.S. military said Tuesday....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2018

Trust in Trump remains low but Japan still looks to U.S. for leadership amid China's rise: poll

But the survey also found that, despite the high esteem for the U.S., there are concerns in Japan about the trajectory of American power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh college visit to bar erupted in fight in 1985, classmate says

Future Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and two fellow Yale University students were in an off-campus bar back in 1985.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2018

One year later, Las Vegas remembers 58 killed in horrific sniper massacre

As white doves flew overhead — each tagged with a name of one of the 58 people killed a year ago on Monday when a sniper opened fire in Las Vegas — loved ones gathered at sunrise to remember victims of the largest mass shooting in modern American history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2018

'Terrorism' ad by indicted Republican against Democrat foe roils California election

When a Democrat with Palestinian-Mexican ancestry who had never before run for office was elected to challenge a Republican incumbent in a staunchly conservative southern California congressional district, few gave him much of a chance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2018

Kayakers from across Europe join protests to save Balkan rivers from 'dam tsunami'

Kayakers from across Europe took to Bosnia's Vrbas river on Monday to protest against a boom in dam construction across the western Balkans that campaigners say threaten to cause irreparable environmental damage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018

Where ruining people is still considered sport

There are three human desires that are difficult to control in life that can ruin your family and yourself: power, wealth and sex.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2018

Five reasons to take Putin's treaty suggestion seriously

Japan and Russia should aim for a compromise on the territorial dispute so they can reap the benefits of better bilateral ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018

Why voters keep supporting politicians who keep lying

Experiments indicate that people will overlook dishonesty if it benefits their group.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 1, 2018

Impress with your powers of prediction in Japanese by using 'yappari'

Introducing the adverb u3084u306fu308a and its casual spoken version, u3084u3063u3071u308a, which is frequently used in Japanese conversation.
LIFE / Language
Oct 1, 2018

Monthly mag Shincho 45 suspended over discriminatory speech targeting LGBT

Shinchosha Publishing Co. has decided to suspend publication of monthly magazine Shincho 45 in response to criticism it has received for using discriminatory language toward the LGBTQ community.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 1, 2018

Let's discuss Naomi Osaka's nationality

Amid the excitement of Naomi Osaka winning at the U.S. Open, some in Japan are wondering whether she will continue to compete for their country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2018

SoftBank bets $400 million on housing market startup Opendoor

Opendoor, which has already raised billions to buy homes over the internet, just landed another large investor: the SoftBank Vision Fund.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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